US to China Moving & Shipping by Sea

Do you need to ship furniture, packages, or other personal belongings back to China by sea?

China is the most populous country in the world and the fourth-largest country by land area. Home to the Great Wall — the only man-made structure visible from the moon — China is renowned for its centuries of culture and civilized history. With its unique culture and status as the origin of many of the world's traditions and practices, this land of history is often regarded as the cultural representative of the Far East. By GDP, China is the world's second-largest economy. As China's economy has continued to develop in recent years, more and more Chinese students in the U.S., ethnic Chinese, and expatriates are choosing to return to (or move to) China to develop their careers and settle down.

Shipping from anywhere in the U.S. to China (moving from the U.S. to China), Seapoe offers you what may be the finest, most professional one-stop service in all of China — including door-to-door packing and pickup, assistance with complete documentation, U.S. and China customs declaration and duty-free clearance assistance, insurance, transportation, warehousing and inland transportation, door-to-door delivery, and even more additional services, making it easy and worry-free for you.

Service Contents

1. Free on-site assessment anywhere in the U.S. for ocean moving customers
2. Cartons, packing materials, tape, and other supplies can be provided in advance so you can sort and pack your belongings yourself
3. On-site packing, disassembly and packing of furniture, inventory listing, overall packing and reinforcement
4. Declaration after ocean arrival in China, customs inspection, duty declaration, sorting and pickup at the supervised warehouse
5. Delivery to your home in China with placement, furniture assembly, unpacking, and cleanup

Shipping Methods

For Seapoe's shipping-back-to-China business, in addition to conventional LCL and container shipping, we offer the exclusive advantage of groupage (consolidated shipping). For details, please see:

• What are LCL, FCL, and groupage for U.S. ocean shipping? How to choose?

Service Process

1. Customers contact us through various channels for initial communication. Seapoe's professional shipping consultants will provide customs policy consultation, shipping plans, and quotations based on the cargo situation, moving method and route, vessel schedule, and other information.
2. After a second round of communication based on Seapoe's plan and quotation, once the order is confirmed, the International Moving Carriage Contract is signed, vessel schedule and other information are confirmed, and Seapoe arranges for a packing team to pack and reinforce the goods on-site within the agreed time.
3. Seapoe consultants assist in preparing packing lists and other customs declaration documents based on the relevant documents provided by the customer, ensuring smooth customs release of the goods.
4. After arrival at the destination port in China, different basic/value-added services are provided according to the contract, including destination port customs clearance, door-to-door delivery, removal of packing materials, placement of items in designated positions, and debris cleanup.
5. After the customer confirms receipt, a satisfaction survey is conducted. Any comments and suggestions will be carefully recorded — continuously improving customer satisfaction is Seapoe's enduring pursuit.

China Customs Notes

When shipping personal belongings back to China from the U.S., China customs' prohibited items and duties are key points to watch. Violating relevant regulations may result in confiscation of your prohibited items; you may be fined, held liable, or suffer other major losses.

Please see:

• China Customs: Import & Export Prohibited Items & Duties

Shipping Time and Costs

For ocean shipping back to China, the whole process from on-site pickup to door-to-door delivery generally takes 60–90 days.

Because cross-border moving business is relatively complex, giving a specific service timeline and cost directly without understanding your specific needs would be irresponsible. If you would like to know the price for ocean shipping back to (or to) China from the U.S., please contact us for a quotation.